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2013
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Description
In Augustus, you vie with your fellow players to complete "objective" cards for special powers and ultimately for victory points. Each card has 2-6 symbols which you must populate with legionnaire meeples in order to complete the card. These symbols are drawn one at a time from a bag, with all players gaining the benefit equally, but interestingly, the bag contains more of some symbols than others.
So the pivotal skill you'll deploy is in making your choice of which three objectives you'll start the game with (you're dealt six) — balancing potential difficulty of completion against value of the reward — and then which of five available objectives you'll add to your plate each time you complete one of your three. The game ends when someone completes seven objectives.
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Review at 0:01 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Satisfying combos when one card completion leads to another.
- Push-your-luck aspect is engaging.
- Low barrier to entry and family-friendly.
- Plays quickly.
- Scales well for 2-6 players.
- Good production quality and artwork.
- Better in practice than it sounds on paper.
Cons
- Massively subject to the luck of the draw from the bag.
- Replayability is fairly low.
- Comes in a regular-sized box, which feels too large for a filler game.
Thematic elements
- Conquests
- Ancient Rome
Comparison games
- Can O' Flowers
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Bingo — The core mechanic is similar to Bingo, where players match drawn tiles to symbols on their cards.
- Card Drafting — Players draft new objective cards from a common row.
- Push Your Luck — Players decide whether to push for more objectives or to secure points they already have, balancing risk and reward.
- Set Collection — Players collect sets of symbols or card types to score points.
- tile drafting — Tiles are drawn one at a time from a bag, and players use these to mark their cards.
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Quotes (from this video)
- rise of Augustus which is a board game designed by po Mor and illustrated by Vincent detrit this one dates back to 2013
- this is a very simple family bingo Style game set in this ancient Rome theme
- as soon as a player completes one of these cards they're going to shout out loud a Caesar
- this game is not rocket science it is essentially bingo with a few added gamey elements
- it's better in practice than actually s sounds on paper
- the production of the game is very good I mean this does has have Vincent DET trait artwork
- overall I don't really know what to say about Augustus because it is simply Bingo but with a few tacton mechanisms
- if you got a a dedicated group group of games you play with all the time this isn't going to be enough for them let's be honest
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none
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Quotes (from this video)
- We have one of the Spiel des Jahres nominees this year. This is the European box, it's Augustus.
- The name will change to Rise of Augustus.
- It becomes sort of a worker placement management system in its own way, mixed with, you know, just kind of like a bingo style.
- It's a light game with a lot of strategy involved.
- You have to manage your luck in this game and that's what makes it really interesting.
- Everybody that's played it so far from on our end, we've had nothing but positive feedback on it.
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Watch It Played Review at 0:47
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Pros
none
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none
Thematic elements
- Becoming the princeps of the Senate
- Rome
Comparison games
none
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Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- We have one of the Spiel des Jahres nominees this year. This is the European box, it's Augustus.
- The name will change to Rise of Augustus.
- It becomes sort of a worker placement management system in its own way, mixed with, you know, just kind of like a bingo style.
- It's a light game with a lot of strategy involved.
- You have to manage your luck in this game and that's what makes it really interesting.
- Everybody that's played it so far from on our end, we've had nothing but positive feedback on it.
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Adam in Wales - Board Game Design Top List at 7:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- accessible and fun due to bingo mechanic
- beautiful production
Cons
- some may find theme light
- can feel luck-driven
Thematic elements
- bingo-themed set collection with thematic tiles
- Roman era political maneuvering and expansion
- accessible, social, light strategy
Comparison games
- Libertalia
- Power Grid
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- bingo-style draw/selection — random draws with strategic decisions to claim tiles
- set collection / area control — collect sets to gain special abilities and shift position
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- The Spiellers Yares Award is the most prestigious award in board gaming in the world.
- Bucket King 3D uses plastic cups that stack on top of each other to give it a real three-dimensional view.
- It's a lot of fun.
- This is not a great game, but it is a funny one.
- Splendor is everywhere. The artwork is so boring. It’s a lovely game, don’t get me wrong.
- Rise of Augustus demonstrates that bingo is the one thing that makes it so accessible.
- This is an accessible, simple game. It's got a beautiful look to it.
- Concept would have been a worthy winner.
- Arcadia looks amazing when you play it and lay it out on the table.
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BoardGameBollocks Review at 0:15 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Adds meaningful rewards to the bingo-style mechanic
- Huge variety of objectives keeps decisions fresh
- Token draws create anticipation and moments of payoff
- Perfect length for a filler game
- Accessible for families and casual players
Cons
- Random token draws can frustrate certain players
- Lack of an in-game mechanism to influence draws
- Scaling with player count is limited and can slow rewards competition
- Downtime can occur while waiting for last tokens to appear
Thematic elements
- military conquest and regional control through objective-driven play
- Ancient Rome with legions, regions, and political-military maneuvering
- objective-driven with random token reveals and take-that powers
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Bag token draw — Chits are drawn from a central bag, and icons are announced to drive action.
- Center rewards and color objectives — Rewards are earned for completing center tiles and color-based objectives, influencing end-game scoring.
- end-game trigger and scoring — Game ends when a player completes seven objectives; scoring tallies rewards and powers.
- Icon covering on objectives — Players cover icons on their objective cards as matching tokens are revealed.
- Immediate, permanent, and end-game powers — Objective cards grant immediate effects, lasting effects, or end-game scoring bonuses.
- Objective card management — Players start with six objective cards, choose three, and work to complete them for rewards.
- Short, family-friendly filler — The game aims for a light, quick playtime around half an hour.
- Take That — Red powers can force opponents to remove legions or disrupt their plans.
- Take-that mechanics — Red powers can force opponents to remove legions or disrupt their plans.
- Turn Order: Variable — Token reveals are random, creating anticipation and pacing challenges.
- Variable token order — Token reveals are random, creating anticipation and pacing challenges.
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Quotes (from this video)
- essentially bingo in a box
- the perfect length
- a fun yet limited filler game
- random token draw could frustrate certain types of players
- there's nothing you can do about what comes out of the bag
- it occupies a unique space
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Chairman of the Board Discussion at 9:21 sentiment: neutral
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Overall sentiment (raw)
neutral
Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- ancient Rome, bingo-esque card drafting
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- you start rich and you're trying to blow as much money as you can as quickly as possible by making bad investments
- this one however has a quite a different feel to a lot of the other rolling rights
- it's strictly two player puzzly abstract style game
- this is the newest printing of the bunk
- this one actually uses the between two cities mechanism where you're working with the people to your left and right except on this one
- it's a game that's fascinated me
- the idea of puzzle this stuff around get the ideal family photo
- gamers bingo
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